MESSENGER TO THE INDIANS WILLIAM AVERILL COMSTOCK Genealogy Index: Please see massive index below with print large enough for us old folks to read On all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved. “Indian Scout William Averill Comstock is perfect in horsemanship, fearless in manner, a splendid hunter and a gentleman by instinct, and as modest and unassuming as he is brave. Comstock knows where to find the Indians and how to parley with them—: General George Armstrong Custer Folks, Here is “MESSENGER TO THE INDIANS” by Joseph W. Snell who writes of the life and times of William Averill Comstock who General Phil Sheridan rated as the top scout during the summer campaigns of 1868. Here is pictured a rare engraving of Comstock along with other Custer’s Scouts from Harper’s Weekly of 1867 that proclaimed Comstock as the best interpreter on the Plains; an engraving of Will Comstock and his companions pursued b Indians and another engraving showing Comstock leading Custer to the location of the Kidder massacre. Much more. Please read this. There were many western stories published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones about a true and courageous Custer scout never make it, though his final mission led him to a Cheyenne village and death: there is room for doubt about who killed him. Collectors hoard these kind of western stories. They are hard to find. I hunt them out cause really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest Here’s one of ‘em. Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive. I hope you appreciate the effort. MESSENGER TO THE INDIANS By Joseph W. Snell ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA 1842 – 1868 ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: MICHIGAN, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, NEW YORK Folks, sooner or later - Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer's dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend.GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: ATKINS, Thomas, Courier * BANKHEAD, H. C., Captain (Bvt. Colonel) Fort Wallace Post Commander BEECHER, Frederick, Lieutenant BLACK KETTLE, Indian Chief CHEYENNE Indians CODY, Arta, daughter of William F. Cody CODY, William F. “Buffalo Bill” COMSTOCK, Frances, sister of William Averill Comstock COMSTOCK, Horace H., General, father of William Averill Comstock COMSTOCK, Isaac, brother of William Averill Comstock COMSTOCK, Julia, sister of William Averill Comstock COMSTOCK, Sarah Sabina Cooper, mother of William Averill Comstock COMSTOCK, Sarah, sister of William Averill Comstock COMSTOCK, William Averill “Will” * COOPER, Isaac, Judge, father of Sarah Sabina Cooper Comstock COOPER, James Fenimore Cooper, uncle of Sarah Sabine Cooper CUSTER, George A., General DAVUSUM, Theodore R. (Press Correspondent) ESCALERA (Mexican Companion to William Averill Comstock) FORSYTH, George S., Major (Bvt. Colonel) GATES, Sam (outlaw) GROVER, Abner T., Chief of Scouts for Major Forsyth GUERRIER, Ed, Half-Cheyenne Scout * HENRY, John, Scout JOYCE, M. S., Judge KEOGH, Miles W., Captain (Bvt. Lt. Colonel), 7th Cavalry KIDDER, Lyman S., Lieutenant KINCADE, Courier * LANDER, Frederick West, General MARTIN, George W., Editor Junction City, Kansas “Weekly Union” SHERMAN, Philip H., General SNELL, Joseph W., Author TRUDELL (Trudeau), Peter TURKEY LEG, Indian Chief WAKELEY, Eleazar, husband of Sarah Comstock WEBB, W. E. (Author, Harper’s Magazine) WYATT (shot by Comstock) PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1: Custer’s scouts from “Harper’s Weekly, June 29, 1867: Will Comstock, said to be the best interpreter on the Plains; Ed Guerrier, half-Cheyenne; Thomas Atkins, courier; and Kincade, courier. * Picture 2: A Cheyenne Indian camp in 1871. * Picture 3: “Will Comstock and His Companion Pursued by Indians,” an engraving from Custer’s “Wild Life on the Plains and Horrors of Indian Warfare.” * Picture 4: Comstock has led Custer to the scene of the Kidder massacre in this engraving from Custer’s “My Life on the Plains.” * Picture 5: Officers’ quarters at Fort Wallace, Kansas in 1865. * PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: Battle of Beacher Island Battle of the Arikaree Cheyenne Indian Camp, 1871 * Comstock has led Custer to the scene of the Kidder Massacre (engraving) * Comstock, Michigan Cooperstown, New York Coyote, Kansas Custer’s Scouts from “Harper’s Weekly” 1867 * Custer’s 7th Cavalry Denver, Colorado “Rocky Mountain News” Fort Wallace, Kansas * Hays, Kansas Junction City, Kansas “Weekly Union” Logan County, Kansas Buffalo Hunt Monument, Kansas Officers’ Quarters at Fort Wallace, Kansas, 1865 * Omaha, Nebraska Otsego, Michigan Pike’s Peak, Nebraska Territory Rose Creek Ranch Sheridan, Kansas Treaty of Medicine Lodge Union Pacific Railroad Will Comstock and His Companions Pursued by Indians (engraving) * WILLIAM AVERILL COMSTOCK FRONTIER ARMY SCOUT While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that. My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the eCRATER entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD WESTERN HISTORY. What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine of many years ago. The issue is in excellent condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color. As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand. Buyer pays postage of $3.50 First Class Postage to U. S. $5.00 to Canada. $5.00 Priority Mail. $12.30 for International Mail. Texans must pay 8-¼ % sales tax. 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